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PTO Talent Show CancelledThe Gananda PTO is cancelling the Talent Show originally scheduled for Saturday, September 28. They will be regrouping to hold another event a little later in the year to give additional preparation time. Stay tuned for more information coming soon! | Alumni Games Calling all past volleyball, basketball and soccer players! The Gananda Alumni Association will be hosting an alumni volleyball, basketball and soccer game this year. All games will be held on Saturday, October 5. The coed soccer game starts at 11:00 am, the volleyball game at 12:00 pm, and the coed basketball game at 3:00 pm. Th. If you are interested in playing in any of the games, email Dawn Nodar. | Therapy DogsThe Gananda Board of Education has recently adopted a policy to include therapy dogs. Interacting with a therapy dog has many physical and emotional benefits, helping students to relax and destress. We are excited to announce that we will have a therapy dog in each school this year. All therapy dogs and owners have been tested and accredited by Therapy Dogs International (TDI) or a comparable authority. A therapy dog will always be on leash and under the supervision of their owner. Additional information about each dog will be announced shortly. If your student has a dog allergy, please notify the appropriate school office. Stay tuned for more to come. |
PTO Talent Show Cancelled
The Gananda PTO is cancelling the Talent Show originally scheduled for Saturday, September 28. They will be regrouping to hold another event a little later in the year to give additional preparation time. Stay tuned for more information coming soon!
Alumni Games
Therapy Dogs
The Gananda Board of Education has recently adopted a policy to include therapy dogs. Interacting with a therapy dog has many physical and emotional benefits, helping students to relax and destress. We are excited to announce that we will have a therapy dog in each school this year. All therapy dogs and owners have been tested and accredited by Therapy Dogs International (TDI) or a comparable authority. A therapy dog will always be on leash and under the supervision of their owner. Additional information about each dog will be announced shortly.
If your student has a dog allergy, please notify the appropriate school office.
Stay tuned for more to come.
I heard....is it true?
Schoology
Schoology
Did you know that you can find your child's daily assignments online? Log in to Schoology for your all-access parent pass. If you haven't already signed in, your instructions are below.
To access your parent account:
1. Go to www.schoology.com and select “Log In” in the top right hand corner. (Do not
select “Sign Up”
2. Select “Forgot your password”
3. Please enter the email address you have provided to us for contact
a. Check your email. You will receive an email at that address with the subject line: ”How to
Change Your Schoology Password”
b. Use the link provided in the email to setup your Schoology password. Click Submit to save your information
c. You can now login from the Schoology.com Log In button. If the system does not
recognize your email address, it will display a red “ Please enter a valid email address
message.” In this case, please contact your child’s school to change or correct your email
address in our system. Once the email address is corrected, it will take up to 24 hours for you to be able to login with the correct email address. After your email address is updated, now you will need to create and confirm your password by following the steps 1-3 above
For more information visit the Gananda Website.
Here Comes the Bus
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#DrivenThis year 3 of our Gananda students have been chosen to participate in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Zone 2 Area All-State Festivals. In order to be selected for the honors ensembles students need to perform at a Spring NYSSMA solo festival. At the solo festival the students perform scales, a prepared piece and a sight-reading excerpt. Congratulations to senior Erin Weill (trumpet), sophomore Emma Guthrie (flute) for their selection to the Sr. Area All-State Band, and to 7th Grader Cadence Strausser (trumpet) for her selection to the Jr. Area All-State Band!
| #Unity Students had a great time during the PBIS Unity Day last week. Students were paired with an older or younger "buddy" and completed a series of activities to get to know one another. Our buddies will continue to engage with each other throughout the year at various events. We are #GanandaProud of all of our students on a wonderful first week and look forward to more greatness to come! | #Respect #Outstanding #Unity In difficult times it is always nice to know you have friends to rely on. A sincere thank you to Victor Senior High School staff for their thoughtfulness at the start of the new school year! The first day of school their high school staff dressed up in our school colors to show their solidarity and support to our staff during a difficult start to a new year without Ms. Fee. The following morning they sent over trays of cookies to all of our high school staff to spread some cheer. You make us #GanandaProud! |
#Driven
This year 3 of our Gananda students have been chosen to participate in the New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) Zone 2 Area All-State Festivals. In order to be selected for the honors ensembles students need to perform at a Spring NYSSMA solo festival. At the solo festival the students perform scales, a prepared piece and a sight-reading excerpt. Congratulations to senior Erin Weill (trumpet), sophomore Emma Guthrie (flute) for their selection to the Sr. Area All-State Band, and to 7th Grader Cadence Strausser (trumpet) for her selection to the Jr. Area All-State Band!
Congratulations to these talented, hard-working students!
#Unity
#Respect #Outstanding #Unity
UPK and Elementary Parent Information Nights
The UPK parent information night will take place on Monday, September 16. The elementary parent information nights will be held onTuesday, September 17 and Thursday, September 19 at Richard Mann Elementary. We will have staggered start times for each grade level at these events. Please be conscious of your start time as we have limited space due to construction. The following are the start times for the open houses:
Monday, September 16 (UPK)
6:30pm - UPK 3's
7pm - UPK 4's
Tuesday, September 17 (Grades K-2)
6:30pm - Kindergarten
7:05pm - 1st Grade
7:40pm - 2nd Grade
Thursday, September 19 (Grades 3-5)
6:30pm - 3rd Grade
7:05pm- 4th Grade
7:40pm- 5th Grade
A Reminder to Elementary School Parents
Please remove all dangling toys from your child's ID (bus) tag and lanyard. Such objects are a safety concern when a child wears their lanyard or gets on or off a bus. Please find a different location for these small items.
Gananda Middle School has an Instagram Account!
Middle School Picture Day
Out of the Darkness Walk
Save The Date - Financial Aid Night at Ruben A. Cirillo High School
The counseling office is excited to host our annual Financial Aid Night on Thursday, September 26th at 7:00pm in the high school library. Mr. Joe Bailey, Director of Financial Aid at Genesee Community College, will conduct a presentation on all things related to financial aid for post-secondary education, including the ins-and-outs of the FAFSA, scholarships, grants, loans, filing deadlines and more! This presentation is one of the most important you can attend as a family as you prepare for the next chapter in your student’s educational life. PLEASE make every attempt to bring your student with you to this presentation - making an informed decision about college includes an awareness and understanding of the financial aid process and obligations. We look forward to a packed house!
Upcoming Can/Bottle Drives
Save the date and save your cans! The Gananda Girls Soccer program will be holding can drives monthly through October.
Please help support our Gananda Girls Soccer program by leaving your empty cans and bottles in bags by 9am on your doorstep or driveway. The soccer athletes will be around to collect them. You can also drop your cans off at the elementary school from 9:00am-12:00pm.
Please see the remaining can drive dates below:
September 14
October 12
Thank you for helping us keep the soccer program strong!
Amazon Smiles
Did you know that you can help GDFS by shopping online? If you use Amazon, you can help raise money for scholarships! Simply start off by going to AmazonSmile, and select Scholarship America, Gananda Dollars for Scholars as the organization you want to support. From then on, you just go to AmazonSmile to shop and you have access to the same site as Amazon or Amazon Prime. That's it! About 0.5% of your purchase before tax will be donated to GDFS.
Gananda Dollars for Scholars, Rewarding Achievement, Supporting Potential
2nd Annual Gananda Youth Lacrosse Golf Tournament
A great way to spend a beautiful September Saturday is a round of golf at Greystone to support our youth lacrosse program! You can enjoy a full day of lunch, golf, dinner, games and drinks or just come for dinner or sponsor a table or hole and just stop by to say hello.
DATE: Saturday, September 21, 2019
$40 per person - Dinner only
$100 per person - 18 holes of golf, lunch and dinner
$50 Table Sponsor - advertise your company name & logo at a dinner table
$100 Hole Sponsor - advertise your name/business name on the cart GPS at a hole
$500 Cart Sponsor - 2 golfers entrance fees, your name/business name advertised on golf carts
There will be much more fun in store:
· Raffles with great prizes
· Long Drive Challenge
· Closest to the Pin Challenge
· Hole in One Challenge on the Mini Island Green
· Ice cream sandwiches & pizza during the day
· & more!
To register or sponsor please contact:
Ann Michaels at amiller-michaels@merkel.com
Ken Strang at kstrang@markspizzeria.com
